In a city known more for hiking trails than fashion runways, photographer Thomas Lea scours the streets for style. “It's a fairly remote place, way out in the west,” he said. “But people in Boise have great taste.” Lea, 65, relocated to Idaho's capital from San Francisco in 2005. Love for a Boise woman — which eventually turned to marriage — lured him from the city he admired for diversity and energy/Danielle Paquette, CNN. More here.

Question: Do Boiseans dress better than people in the Coeur d'Alene area in particular and North Idaho in general?

I’m going to publish John “Witch Hunt” Cafferty’s fashion report separately today because he truly is the talk of the courtroom (at least on the non-Brannon side) today: Berry Picker describes Cafferty as “possibly the most stylishly chic man in the room as he is sporting a French style suit with three buttons and asymmetrical pockets.Two slanted pockets on the right and one slanted pocket on the left. Tie appears to be a subtle green and blue floral pattern. Shoes are double seamed square toe black leather.  Even Kennedy was overheard commenting on Cafferty’s fashion sense. Cafferty is so well dressed that it appears he might be trolling for fashion report props and he has succeeded.”

DFO: Can someone get a photo of John “Witch Hunt” Cafferty for Hucks Online.

A Berry Picker provides the following fashion report from 4th day of Brannon Election Trial:

• Her Sandiness: So Sandy. Smart black pants with black shirt accented with a white scarf.  She jazzed it up with a red denim jacket.  Black sandals for footwear with a slight heel.  Classy. Classy.
• Mike Kennedy:  a grey pinstripe suit with a complimentary purple shirt and tie combination.  The purple is a good reminder of how red and blue blends to make a beautiful non-partisan color.
• Dan English:  a nice sweater vest covers his ever evaporating being.
• Mary Souza:  A plum velveted jacket matched with black velveted pants.  She’s dressed very nice a la Mayor Bloem but let’s face it:  she’s no Mayor Bloem.
• Sharon Culbreath:  brightly colored Notice Me floral jacket is the only thing warming the room.  If you stare closely at it, you forget how boring the trial is.
• Christa Hazel: brown Capri slacks with green shirt and brown courderoy jacket.  She’s accented this with fabulous leopard print ballet flats and an elephant bracelet on her right wrist.
• Kathy Simms: dark wash denim.  Similar to the Not Your Mom Jeans brand sold at Sandra Kays in town.  She has topped it with a white chenille bedspread repurposed into jacket. The verdict is in:  denim style jackets of various cloth types are chic in CdA.
  
• Larry Spencer:  dressed again in his grey suit.  The Superman curl is perfectly coiffed with very stiff hair gel. His two toned brown boat shoes are a nice touch.  Again.
• Judge Hosack:  black robe makes him look smart and comfy.  So comfy that he’s the only one in the room propping his head up with his hand.  He exudes sheer boredom and irritation.

Idaho’s first lady wore the same dress twice - to the gala at Saint Al’s Festival of Trees in November and then again Sunday to the White House for a dinner with the nation’s governors, the Obamas’ first formal soiree (AP photo above). This, according to the Idaho Statesman. Lori Otter bought the dress - a floor-length black Jovani gown - on sale at the local boutique Karen Louise in Downtown Boise, the governor’s office said. The gown retails for about $700, but Otter got it for about $500.

Question: Did Idaho’s First Lady Lori Otter commit a fashion faux pas by wearing the same dress twice to fashionable events? Or was she being frugal?